Hollywood Stars Who Almost Died During Filming

Can you believe that some Hollywood Stars Almost Died During Filming. Fans don’t know how dangerous making a film really is. Although stunt men and women and body doubles are there to ensure that our favorite Hollywood actors and actresses would not get in the line of fire, this is not an assurance that they are out of danger completely. Even Hollywood actors and actresses themselves, no matter how simple the scene may be still had their fair share of near death experiences during filming.

Isla Fisher, Now You See Me

This Australian actress nearly drowned while filming a scene that involved her inside a large fish tank. Part of the scene required her to be handcuffed inside the tank. The mishap? The handcuffs snagged at the bottom of the tank nearly drowning her. Fellow cat and crew were literally convinced of her “acting.”Good thing the crew acted in time to save her. Fisher was professional and eventually filmed the whole scene like a good sport.

Jason Statham, The Expendables 3

Action star Jason Statham also had a few close calls when he was filming the high octane action film the Expendable 3. There was a scene where Jason was driving a truck towards the Red Sea. The truck was supposed to stop but ended up zooming straight for the water. Jason was still inside when the truck crash landed in the water.

Johnny Depp, The Lone Ranger

Playing Tonto in the action pack movie The Lone Ranger proved to be a very close encounter with death for actor Johnny Depp. During his stunt, Depp fell of his might steed and ended up being clipped at the chest by his horse’s rear hooves.

Joseph- Gordon Levitt, Premium Rush

Levitt’s rather near death experience came while filming Premium Rush. He recounts how a certain diplomat had lunged at him in a live set and he barreled straight through a rear window of a cab. Aside from the fact that he needed broke his arm and required 31 stitches for his wound, all is well.

George Clooney, Syriana

George Clooney’s torture scene in the 2005 film Syriana proved to be too much when it resulted in him having his spine severely injured. This resulted in a cut down his back and a tear on his neck.

Jaimie Alexander, Thor: The Dark World

Actress Jaimie Alexander suffered quite a number of set injuries while filming the Thor sequel. Here are just a few injuries that the actress got: she fell of the stairs which prevented filming for a month, she tore her rhomboid muscle, dislocated her left shoulder, slipped disc and even chipped eleven of her spinal vertebrae.

Jennifer Lawrence, The Mockingjay Part 1

This simple case of too much smoking, that is by fog machines eventually got the best of Katniss Everdeen.

Halle Berry, The Call

Halle Berry suffered a bit of head injury while filming The Call. Berry recalls how the “bad guy” had some very slight yet deadly miscalculation on the distance between her head and the floor.

Jim DeChamp, “Nitro Circus: The Movie”

This freestyle rider and mountain biker is no stranger to cheating death. However, when a car stunt went wrong, DeChamp suffered severe head trauma and had even broken his vertebrae. Talk about close encounter with death.

Brendan Fraser, The Mummy

Brendan Fraser had to be resuscitated after a hanging scene went absolutely wrong. Cast and crew found out that Fraser had stopped breathing and immediately had to revive the actor.

Leonardo di Caprio, Django Unchained

Talk about too much action. Di Caprio accidentally slammed his hand against a glass table suffering some serious cuts on his hand. The ever so professional actor filmed the scene with finesse before seeking medical help.

Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future Part III

This is another on screen hanging that went horribly wrong. Initially, the hanging scene was supposed to be done with a box to help Fox out. But since it did not look so convincing, the actor ever so kindly offered to do it without the box. Fox had to put his hand between the noose and his neck but during the 7^th take, Fox eventually forgot. The actor passed out for a full 30 seconds before anyone noticed.

David Holmes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double suffered severe spinal injury while filming an aerial sequence. This occurred when he fell during an explosion. Actor Dan Radcliffe was more than kind enough to help his stunt double recover and get back on his feet.

Bruce Willis, Live Free or Die Hard”

Bruce Willis proved to be more than a gentleman when he took a rather sharp stiletto heel to his head by Maggie Q’s stunt double. He needed stitches after that.

Meryl Streep, The River Wild

It may seem unbelievable that veteran actress Meryl Streep would get out of a film set without any scratch, don’t think so. Streep nearly drowned while filming the movie The River Wild during a raft scene. Good thing co star Kevin Bacon and her life jacket was there to save her in the nick of time.

Jackie Chan, Police Story

This famous man is bonkers when it comes to stunt work. Although he had his fair share of injuries on set his stunt work in the movie Police Story nearly nailed his coffin. The actor was eventually electrocuted while sliding down a metal pole. He sustained 3^rd degree burns on his hands and his face and took several weeks of recovery.